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In reply to the discussion: Appartently Hagel is the one [View all]cliffordu
(30,994 posts)35. Well, then, Hagel is going to have to suck it up and serve
THE FUCKING COMMANDER IN CHIEF
and allow openly gay soldiers serve all over the motherfucking place.
This reminds me of all them assholes who claimed black troops were (insert whatever insult ya got here).
Hagel's previous bloviating means about as much as sperm on the average Saturday night.
And your OP is truly a wearisome POS.
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I trust the President's decision and he knows what the hell he is doing and it is his call to make.
Purveyor
Jan 2013
#2
Yeah. That is the only issue that is important in this day when it comes to this country's defense
Purveyor
Jan 2013
#7
I don't trust any politician's judgement and I did not support Democrats in order to put
sabrina 1
Jan 2013
#15
If the Dem Party is going to turn into the Republican Party on issues such as gay rights
sabrina 1
Jan 2013
#18
You've got it backwards--a conservative Republican is coming around to the Democratic
TwilightGardener
Jan 2013
#19
No, actually, I've never heard an apology like this one from a Republican.
TwilightGardener
Jan 2013
#26
It is a problem for all the reasons you stated and also for the reason that Hagel himself
merrily
Jan 2013
#3
Actually, Hagel must have voted for him in committee, too, according to the Wiki page
TwilightGardener
Jan 2013
#14
Hormel accepted the apology. Obama wouldn't tarnish one of his proudest Presidential
TwilightGardener
Jan 2013
#31
I didn't say they were defending Hagel, I said they were defending the recommendation.
Behind the Aegis
Jan 2013
#36
What in heaven's name does Bush floating a name mean? Nothing. He did not choose him.
merrily
Jan 2013
#39
The same DUers who excuse Hagel in many cases were also wailing against John McCain for
Bluenorthwest
Jan 2013
#45